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#8AFFAD Color

#8AFFAD is rgb(138, 255, 173) in RGB, hsl(138, 100%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 32%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Green (#98FB98), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AFFAD
HEX#8AFFAD
RGBrgb(138, 255, 173)
HSLhsl(138, 100%, 77%)
HSVhsv(138, 46%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 32%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91% 0.156 151.9)
LABlab(91.63% -47.82 28.58)
LCHlch(91.63% 55.71 149.13)

What #8AFFAD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8AFFAD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.86Light Green#90EE90ΔE 10.46Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.92Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 13.13Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 16.39Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 16.44

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#8AFFAD Channel Values

How #8AFFAD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 138 · G 255 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 100% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 46% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AFFAD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8AFFAD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8AFFAD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8AFFAD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8AFFAD
Complementary
#FF8ADC
Analogous
#A1FF8A
Analogous
#8AFFE8
Triadic
#AD8AFF
Triadic
#FFAD8A
Split comp.
#E88AFF
Split comp.
#FF8AA1

Tints & Shades of #8AFFAD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#99FFB8
#A8FFC2
#B8FFCD
#C7FFD8
#D6FFE2
#E5FFED

Shades

#57FF89
#1FFF62
#00EB46
#00B336
#008026
#004715

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8AFFAD.

How #8AFFAD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8AFFAD
Protanopia#F0F0AE
Protanomaly#CFF6AD
Deuteranopia#E1E1B1
Deuteranomaly#C4EEAF
Tritanopia#9BF7F7
Tritanomaly#95FADD
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8AFFAD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8affad: #8AFFAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AFFAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8affad': '#8AFFAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 1.000, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_8affad">#8AFFAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AFFAD"

More Green Colors

#8AFFAD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8AFFAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AFFAD?

#8AFFAD is a light green — rgb(138, 255, 173) in RGB and hsl(138, 100%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Green (#98FB98), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.86.

What is the RGB value of #8AFFAD?

#8AFFAD is rgb(138, 255, 173) — red 138, green 255, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AFFAD?

#8AFFAD converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 32%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AFFAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AFFAD scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8AFFAD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8AFFAD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 9.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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